Instruction 13.35 the Education Department's Regional Executive Officer Wanted to Predict the Predict

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Short Answer

Instruction 13.35
The education department's regional executive officer wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a Grade 6 proficiency test. She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing), daily average of the percentage of students attending class (% Attendance), average teacher salary in dollars (Salaries) and instructional spending per pupil in dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state.
Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable, X₁ = % Attendance, X₂ = Salaries and X₃ = Spending:

-Referring to Instruction 13.35,what is the value of the test statistics when testing whether daily mean of the percentage of students attending class has any effect on percentage of students passing the proficiency test,taking into account the effect of all the other independent variables?

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Definitions:

Signal Detection

A method or theory related to identifying and processing stimuli under conditions of uncertainty.

Perceptual Assimilation

The process by which new information is interpreted and integrated into an existing cognitive framework or understanding.

Signal-detection Theory

A means to measure the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Fechner's Law

A principle describing the relationship between the intensity of a stimulus and the magnitude of the sensory experience, stating that the intensity must increase geometrically to produce a linear increase in perception.